Feb 06, 2026  
2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog

School of Music


Music BA Four-Year Plan

FALL SPRING
First Year
ENGL 110 - First-Year Writing   MUSC 154 - Private Study for Music Bachelor of Arts and Minors II  
MUSC 153 - Private Study for Bachelor of Arts and Minors I   MUSC 186 - Aural Skills II   
MUSC 175 - Keyboard Skills I   MUSC 195 - Foundations of Music Theory  
MUSC 184 - Music Fundamentals: Theory and Fluency    Ensemble Elective (2/4)* 
MUSC 185 - Aural Skills I   Mathematics Requirement*
Ensemble Elective (1/4)* Breadth Requirement (2/12)
UNIV 101 - First Year Experience I   Breadth Requirement (3/12)
Breadth Requirement (1/12)  
Credits: 14 Credits: 17
Second Year
MUSC 196 - Musical Objects: Analysis and Application   MUSC 254 - Private Study for Music Bachelor of Arts and Minors IV  
MUSC 211 - Music, History, and Ideas   MUSC 286 - Aural Skills IV  
MUSC 253 - Private Study for Bachelor of Arts and Minors III   Music Theory* 
MUSC 285 - Aural Skills III   MUSC 212 - Narratives of Western Classical Music  or non-MUSC Elective 
Ensemble Elective (3/4)*  Ensemble Elective (4/4)*  
Breadth Requirement (4/12) Breadth Requirement (6/12)
Breadth Requirement (5/12) Breadth Requirement (7/12)
Credits: 17 Credits: 16-17
Third Year**
Breadth Requirement with Laboratory (8/12) MUSC 411  or Music History Period Course*
Breadth Requirement (9/12) Foreign Language Requirement (2/3)
Foreign Language Requirement (1/3) Breadth Requirement (10/12)
MUSC 213  or Music History Period Course* Breadth Requirement (11/12)
  Second Writing Requirement
Credits: 14 Credits: 16
Fourth Year**
MUSC 411  or non-MUSC Elective  MUSC 499 - Music Portfolio Capstone Project  (satisfies Capstone and DLE requirements)***
Foreign Language Requirement (3/3) Multicultural Requirement
Breadth Requirement (12/12) Free Elective 
Non-MUSC Elective  Free Elective 
  Free Elective 
Credits: 13 Credits: 14
Total Credits: 121
No more than 45 credits of Music courses may count toward the degree. Minimum grade of C- required in all Major requirements.
     *See program page for approved courses.
***Many BA-Music majors have a minor or 2nd major that allows them to meet requirements for Capstone Experience by also meeting a requirement outside their major. MUSC499 is an option for meeting BA-Music Capstone requirements, work with School of Music Academic Advisor to plan at least a year ahead for MUSC499 enrollment.
 
Disclaimer: Four-Year Plans are a Departmental suggestion of how a student could complete this degree in four years (eight semesters). Students may opt to take courses in the summer or winter sessions. These plans do not take into account additional requirements brought on by minors or other majors. A Four-Year Plan is subject to change from year-to-year given the resources and focuses of the Department.  It is the student’s responsibility to meet with his or her assigned advisor at least once a semester to monitor progress and ensure that he or she is on track to graduate on time. This document is intended as a supplemental advisement tool to be used in conjunction with in-person advisement and the UDSIS Degree Audit.  Students should direct any questions or concerns regarding degree progress to their advisor or Academic Assistant Dean.